Jade wants to be there for her brother but can she help him when his train is about to crash into the river?

This Rapid Plus Assessment Book for Stage 5 contains two fiction stories to help teachers assess students' progress at Stage 5 and address difficulties if necessary before moving onto the next Stage.

Highgate, London, 1824. Samuel Taylor Coleridge is a washed-up opium addict, estranged from his friends and from his neglected wife. His grip on reality is starting to slip; his past and present mingle in laudanum-induced dreams. In a Cambridge college library, Scrivener, a bullied undergraduate, finds a strange annotation in a book of Coleridge's poems. Intrigued by this mystery marginalia and captivated by Romantic poetry, he resolves to become a poet himself, with Coleridge as his guiding light. Across the sea, Samuele, a young Sicilian, discovers that his mother once had a liaison with Coleridge. He sets out for England to learn all he can about the man who may be his father. It isn't long before Samuele and Scrivener cross paths - but will their journeys take them to the real Samuel Taylor Coleridge?

Everyone on the estate thinks Mrs Cattermole is a bit batty, talking about her non existent "children" and her precious "treasure." She's easy prey for two con men who persuade her they're from the Water Board and break into her house to steal her treasure. But no one knows that Mrs Cattermole's children do exist--the ghosts of children she looked after in the War--and they will do anything to protect her. The two con men are found dead of fright outside her flat, while Mrs Cattermole has also gone to her rest, holding her "treasure"a box full of the important details of her life. The children have been watching over her all the time.

On Target is original fiction by leading authors written to appeal to the reluctant reader.

Who is the mysterious girl who has appeared next to Ryan in the car he has stolen? Ryan is about to find out.

The pilot is unconscious and the plane is nose-diving out of control. Who is the mysterious pilot who takes over the controls for Zarek?

September 1939 - Freddy is three, and the Second World War begins. All he knows is that his father has gone away and may not be back for some time. We see the war through Freddy's eyes - watching dogfights in the sky, playing war games, and worrying whether he will get a Meccano set for Christmas

Each reading book in the 'Rapid Plus' series is finely levelled and trialled with KS3 students.

Highgate, London, 1824. Samuel Taylor Coleridge is a washed-up opium addict, estranged from his friends and from his neglected wife. His grip on reality is starting to slip; his past and present mingle in laudanum-induced dreams. In a Cambridge college library, Scrivener, a bullied undergraduate, finds a strange annotation in a book of Coleridge's poems. Intrigued by this mystery marginalia and captivated by Romantic poetry, he resolves to become a poet himself, with Coleridge as his guiding light. Across the sea, Samuele, a young Sicilian, discovers that his mother once had a liaison with Coleridge. He sets out for England to learn all he can about the man who may be his father. It isn't long before Samuele and Scrivener cross paths - but will their journeys take them to the real Samuel Taylor Coleridge?

The Stages 3-6 Complete easy buy kit contains: * 6 copies of Set A and Set B Reading Books from Stage 3 * 6 copies of Set A and Set B Reading Books from Stage 4 * 6 copies of Set A and Set B Reading Books from Stage 5 * 6 copies of Set A and Set B Reading Books from Stage 6 * 6 copies of the Stage 3 Assessment Book * 6 copies of the Stage 4 Assessment Book * 6 copies of the Stage 5 Assessment Book * 6 copies of the Stage 6 Assessment Book * 1 copy of the Stages 3-6 Teaching Guide.

This collection features over fourteen mystery stories to puzzle and amaze. Perfect for young readers, the collection includes stories that range from creepy school computers to amateur bank robbers; from lost villages to deadly Christmas presents. Both funny and serious in tone, readers are sure to be intrigued by the variety.

The Stages 3-6 Easy buy starter kit contains: * 1 copy of each of the Stage 3 Set A and Set B Reading Books * 1 copy of each of the Stage 4 Set A and Set B Reading Books * 1 copy of each of the Stage 5 Set A and Set B Reading Books * 1 copy of each of the Stage 6 Set A and Set B Reading Books * 1 copy of the Stage 3 Assesment Book * 1 copy of the Stage 4 Assesment Book * 1 copy of the Stage 5 Assesment Book * 1 copy of the Stage 6 Assesment Book * 1 copy of the Stages 3-6 Teaching Guide

The Easy buy Stage 5 pack contains: * 6 copies of Set A and Set B Reading Books from Stage 5 * 6 copies of the Stage 5 Assessment Book.